diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 239ecff..80892ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 yarn.lock
+
+data
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..544f208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM node:9.11-alpine
+
+COPY . /opt/application
+
+WORKDIR /opt/application
+RUN ["chmod", "+x", "wait-for.sh"]
+
+ARG     MT_PORT
+ARG     MONGODB_URI
+
+ENV     MT_PORT "$MT_PORT"
+ENV     MONGODB_URI "$MONGODB_URI"
+
+RUN apk update && \
+    yarn install
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5974c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+IMAGE_NAME=doge/react-chat-api
+
+docker build -t $IMAGE_NAME .
+docker tag $IMAGE_NAME:latest
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index cd65ec9..d299dda 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-  PORT: process.env.PORT || 8000,
+  PORT: process.env.MT_PORT || 8000,
   JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET || 'dogecodes-secret',
   MONGODB_URI: process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost/dogecodes-chat-app',
 };
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..796e714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+version: "3.3"
+
+services:
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo:3.6.0
+    ports:
+      - "0:27017"
+      - "0:28017"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/db:/data/db
+
+  server:
+    build: .
+    image: doge/react-chat-api:latest
+    links:
+      - mongo
+    ports:
+      - "8001:8000"
+    environment:
+      - MT_PORT=8000
+      - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongo/dogecodes-chat-app
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+    command: sh -c './wait-for.sh mongo:27017 -- npm start'
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
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diff --git a/wait-for.sh b/wait-for.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf6a071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wait-for.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+TIMEOUT=15
+QUIET=0
+
+echoerr() {
+  if [ "$QUIET" -ne 1 ]; then printf "%s\n" "$*" 1>&2; fi
+}
+
+usage() {
+  exitcode="$1"
+  cat << USAGE >&2
+Usage:
+  $cmdname host:port [-t timeout] [-- command args]
+  -q | --quiet                        Do not output any status messages
+  -t TIMEOUT | --timeout=timeout      Timeout in seconds, zero for no timeout
+  -- COMMAND ARGS                     Execute command with args after the test finishes
+USAGE
+  exit "$exitcode"
+}
+
+wait_for() {
+  for i in `seq $TIMEOUT` ; do
+    nc -z "$HOST" "$PORT" > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+    result=$?
+    if [ $result -eq 0 ] ; then
+      if [ $# -gt 0 ] ; then
+        exec "$@"
+      fi
+      exit 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  echo "Operation timed out" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]
+do
+  case "$1" in
+    *:* )
+    HOST=$(printf "%s\n" "$1"| cut -d : -f 1)
+    PORT=$(printf "%s\n" "$1"| cut -d : -f 2)
+    shift 1
+    ;;
+    -q | --quiet)
+    QUIET=1
+    shift 1
+    ;;
+    -t)
+    TIMEOUT="$2"
+    if [ "$TIMEOUT" = "" ]; then break; fi
+    shift 2
+    ;;
+    --timeout=*)
+    TIMEOUT="${1#*=}"
+    shift 1
+    ;;
+    --)
+    shift
+    break
+    ;;
+    --help)
+    usage 0
+    ;;
+    *)
+    echoerr "Unknown argument: $1"
+    usage 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ "$HOST" = "" -o "$PORT" = "" ]; then
+  echoerr "Error: you need to provide a host and port to test."
+  usage 2
+fi
+
+wait_for "$@"
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